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  2. Saddle roof - Wikipedia

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    A saddle roof is a roof form which follows a convex curve about one axis and a concave curve about the other. The hyperbolic paraboloid form has been used for roofs at various times since it is easily constructed from straight sections of lumber, steel, or other conventional materials. [1] The term is used because the form resembles the shape ...

  3. Batak architecture - Wikipedia

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    The roof is the dominant feature of the house, sometimes being as tall as 15 metres high, against the supports and walls, both around 1.5 metres each. The most basic house, known as rumah beru-beru, has a basic hip and saddle roof. [8] The rumah tersek has a double-storied roof with a saddle roof on top of the lower part.

  4. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Gable (ridged, dual-pitched, peaked, saddle, pack-saddle, saddleback, [5] span roof [6]): A simple roof design shaped like an inverted V. Cross gabled: The result of joining two or more gabled roof sections together, forming a T or L shape for the simplest forms, or any number of more complex shapes.

  5. Cricket (roofing) - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, a cricket can be used to transition from one roof area to another. On low-slope and flat roofs with parapet walls, crickets are commonly used to divert water to the drainage, against or perpendicular to the main roof slope. The pitch of a cricket is sometimes the same as the rest of the roof, but not always. For Steep-slope roofs ...

  6. Byre-dwelling - Wikipedia

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    Engadine house in Ardez. The Engadine house which emerged in the 15th/16th centuries, especially in the Engadine, is a typical byre-dwelling.It is a solid, stone building, usually with a wooden core, which comprises domestic and working areas, one behind the other, under a single, broad saddle roof.

  7. List of hyperboloid structures - Wikipedia

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    Hyperbolic paraboloid saddle roof on arena Maciej Nowicki: Transmitter Building of Europe 1 : 1954 Überherrn Germany: Hyperbolic paraboloid saddle roof 16 m (52 ft) transmitter building of a 2000 kW longwave broadcasting transmitter Fedala Reservoir: 1957 Mohammedia Morocco: Hyperboloid water tower Eduardo Torroja: Ochsenkopf TV Tower: 1958 ...